About The Grill on the Alley - Dallas

The Grill on the Alley, Dallas, opened in July 2006 in the Galleria Dallas. Our famous signature dishes of prime steaks and chops, fresh seafood, pasta and freshly prepared salads are complemented by an extensive wine list, featuring unique selections from California’s boutique wineries, as well as a high energy, full service bar introducing hand crafted classic cocktails.Modeled after the great big city grills of the 30s and 40s, The Grill on the Alley serves traditional American fare. Featuring Genuine Angus Steaks and Chops, Fresh Seafood, Classic Cobb and Caesar Salads, Meat Loaf with Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Pot Pie and not-to-be-missed Desserts, all served in a sophisticated yet casual atmosphere by servers that really care about the guest's experience. We also boast the best Martini and Happy Hour in town. Two adjoining Private Dining Rooms seating up to 40 guests each are the perfect place for business meetings or family celebrations. Dine-in and Take-out is available.

Non-Alcoholic

Private Dining

The Grill on the Alley can meet all of your special event needs. The space is perfect for rehearsal dinners, cocktail receptions, or high end business meetings. Every event is assigned a Special Events Manager who will assist in planning everything from conception to execution.

Service slow initially til the waiter who was going to take care of us was figured out. Restaurant didn’t read my open table seat preference request. Didn’t have a Pinot noir wine by glass less than $18 and I should have been offered the lower price!

Walking to our table Saturday night Tanya slipped and fell. The waiter turned around, stared at us and didn't offer to assist.

We were there at least 5 minutes before the waiter arrived on a night when the restaurant was half full. Asked if we had any questions about the menu. Told him we hadn't received a menu. You would think he would have noticed that there wasn't any menus at our table.

Brought us dinner and bar menus. Familiar with both by browsing online. We both decided we would have martinis. Nowhere on the printed bar menu were martini's listed. Was shocked that a restaurant would have something online but not in print. Brought the bartender to our table. Bartender using his cell phone brought up the martini menu. Sidecar martini's are great!

Now we order. Tanya ordered a Caesar salad. Asked for pepper. Never came. I ordered the Crab cake. For the main course Tanya ordered Filet Mignon medium medium rare with blue cheese dressing. I ordered rib eye medium. Filet comes out without the blue cheese and I'm brought the crab cake entree. It wasn't even our waiter who brought the entries to our table. Had the server call our waiter over who apologized profusely. Several minutes later they returned with the corrected steaks. Tanya cut into her filet discovering it was well done. My rib eye was hardly cooked. Both were inedible.

Again asked a nearby waiter to bring our waiter to the table. To his credit he was mortified. He left and returned with the manager. At this point our dinner celebrating Tanya's birthday was ruined told him we just wanted to leave. We expected to pay for our martinis and appetizers. The bill came with zero due.

Would have considered giving them another opportunity except for the fact that their carelessness extended to not cleaning the empty tables surrounding ours during the entire time we were there.

While it still has some of its original charm ( of the Rodeo Drive ) original, too many chef changes and menu changes have made the dining experience just average. But prices are very expensive. I miss the days of Chef Daniel and his personal touches to both the menu and staff

If you are going to the grill, just order steak. My daughter and I ordered chicken picatta which was undercooked, rubbery, and tasted like a frozen entree'. The three guys in our party all ordered steak and they were delicious. I'm not a steak eater, I don't have an appetite for a meal that substantial so I count on steak houses to have good options for lighter eaters. She and I both felt ill the next day from the chicken and were disappointed that a $400 meal wasn't simply amazing. Service was very nice but disorganized, entree's came before we had finished the appetizers, we felt rushed.

So bizarre how my reservation couldnt have been found yet I had a confirmation.. It was suppose to be a private dinner and we were sitted at this huge table with about 6 other seats not romantic at all... The waiter was not personable didn’t even introduce himself.. I saw a gentleman I’m assuming Manager or owner go around asking other customers if they were enjoying themselves.. He never came to us and asked us.. So much for first impressions.

Very Dissapointing. Sent back the first entree because the beef on the French Dip was dry and over cooked. Waitress said it would be medium rare. Not sure Vern close. Roll was also very hard. Reordered the beef salad. Meat was same again and salad was covered in way to much dressing.

This is one of those places that doesn’t get enough attention and credit for how well it is run. The staff and bartender were the stars of the night. This is one of those restaurants that you should rediscover for a good night out. When you finally make it around to going there, you will see what I mean.

My husband and I dined here to celebrate our anniversary. We enjoyed the food and drinks and our server was awesome. He was very attentive and could answer any question we had in regards to the menu. There was another server working that night as well and if our server didn't see our drinks getting low, he did. They were a great team! The only problem we had was when we walked in, there were two people working in the front and it took a while for them to acknowledge us standing there, and the restaurant was relatively dead save for a bridal party that was trickling in. When I made my reservation I stated that we were celebrating our anniversary and we'd like a cozy booth, neither of those requests were acknowledged. We were placed at the first available booth, and no one ever mentioned anything in regards to the celebration.

Slow, relaxed, and quiet. Nothing bad, but nothing exceptionally good either. Best thing on the Brunch menu is the bottomless mimosas with fresh OJ. Chicken Pot Pie and Crab Cakes are not bad either. Lobster Benedict could use more lobster.

My meal was very good. My wife ordered the chicken pot pie however and it was so salty she couldn't eat it. We told the waitress who told the manager and he came to our table. We let him taste it and he agreed. Soon the chef was at our table apologizing for the dish. They removed the charge from the bill. This is the mark of good serve: how mistakes are handled. All restaurants and chefs make mistakes, what separates the good the from the bad is how they handle them. Bravo to the Grill on the Alley for how they handled this.

Tags: Great for Brunch, Happy Hour, Fun, Business Meals, Quiet Conversation, Healthy, Good for a Date, Good for Anniversaries, Bar Seating, Good for Birthdays, Fit for Foodies, Creative Cuisine, Afternoon Coffee, Special Occasion, Sunday Lunch, Pre/post Theatre, Handcrafted Cocktails, Great for Lunch, Worth the Drive

This was one of many meals I've had here, only better! We were warmly greeted by a new manager named Tyler. He thanked us for coming in and accommodated my seating request. Darcy our server was attentive while not being to intrusive. We started with shrimp cocktail, tasted fresh and presentation was nice. My date had the halibut and roasted veggies which he enjoyed. I had crab stuffed trout and creamed spinach- both were really delicious! A lot of crab and topped with hazelnuts. We finished with the key lime pie, just tart enough to keep it from being to sweet. This was definitely my best meal ever at The Grill!

This place used to be good but has gone steadily downhill. We had three dishes, none of which were very good. The trout has been generally good, but not that night. There was hardly in the restaurant....and it's Restaurant Week! I don't know what's changed over the years, but we used to go there about twice a month. We won't be back,

It was decent service with a pretty good strip steak. The spinach/something dip was very good. With the $25 certificate that we had, it was still pretty high. Honestly, we won't be going back unless we have another certificate.

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